Yahoo! News, 16 Jun 2012Bedouins who kidnapped a Singapore tourist in Egypt's Sinai peninsula Friday released him after several hours, a security source said.
"He was handed over to the security forces," the source said.
The Bedouins were demanding the release of one of their tribesmen arrested for possession of drugs, security officials said.
The freeing of the tourist, one of a group of 20 visiting Sinai, was confirmed by Egypt's official news agency MENA, which said it came after "efforts by the security forces in coordination with the chiefs of tribes." Full story
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